[Bug 1719612] Re: non-us keyboard layout not setup in initramfs

[Julian Andres Klode]

** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Artful)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: Ubuntu Artful
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** No longer affects: ubuntu

** No longer affects: Ubuntu Artful

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Title:
  non-us keyboard layout not setup in initramfs

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Artful:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)
  Release:        17.10

  In Artful the /etc/console/cached.kmap.gz file does not exists, in its place, it uses some files with more precise names susch as cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz. However the initramfs scripts still uses cached.kmap.gz . The consequence is that the keyboard layout remains US in the initramfs which is a problem for full encrypted installation when entering passphrase.
  Proposed solution is to make a symbolic link from  cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz to cached.kmap.gz. Then the initramfs tools will find the /etc/console/cached.kmap.gz file and includes it in the initramfs.

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